Beeswax Vineyard Picpoul

Always good.

Grapefruit, lemon, apple, lime, peach and slate. Electric acidity and great minerality.

This wine is tinted light yellow and puts up a magnificent nose which is driven by citrus and salinity. I don’t get much of the floral note mentioned by Grahm, but there is a waxy or soapy element in the package of aromas. The palate seems a bit heavier, oilier than bygone vintages, and the salinity comes across in the mouth as well as the nose. Meyer lemon flavors are abundant, and while the acidity may not actually sting the lips, it is nice and racy and it awaits some crab cakes or grilled calamari.

Tasty fruit, maybe a slight touch of residual sweetness?

Screw top, drop top. No formal notes. Fun little wine. Light on its feet and easy to enjoy with some fish we had prior to our meal.

Petrol, bee pollen, pineapple, wet stone

Nice, bright and refreshing. Lemon curd and some unripe melon - crisp acidity with a clean finish.

There is a huge citrus aspect at play on the nose, limes, lemons, oranges, the works. That floral quality has a lot of competition in the sniff. The palate offers up a fabulous acidity, with salinity and minerals to join the aforementioned fruit. This is a serious white wine that can serve as so much more than a sipper with salad. It’s a perfect wine to pair with with crustaceans and mollusks.

Apple, pithy lemon, blood orange, peach, slate and a hint of salinity. Racy acidity and great minerality.

Peachy and melony. Medium minus acidity. Randal Grahm told us how and why he grafted Picpoul onto Roussanne roots...